Diatom and what to do with it

by **blueshoes2208** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 11:19 pm

ugh yea that crap is spreadin fast and ground zero looks like rust.com so yea how do i get rid of it

by **gumbii** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 11:22 pm

phosban...

and get some margarita snails...

by **blueshoes2208** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 11:51 pm

phosban??? is that a chem?

by **gumbii** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 11:56 pm

yes... or i've used phos gaurd successfully... it's from seachem...

by **Deltasigpony3648** » Fri Oct 24, 2008 12:00 am

its a natural cycle of the tank if its sorta new just watch out how much your feeding cut back you lights and wait. i one of thoes all natural i hate chems so i dont use em. stirr the sand so you cant see it not too much tho and that should take care of it... chems mask the problem that you have dont fix it

by **saltwaterpimp** » Fri Oct 24, 2008 12:06 am

http://joejaworski.wordpress.com/
there is some good reading in here....

by **gumbii** » Fri Oct 24, 2008 12:08 am

i got some as soon as i upgraded lights 'cause i used tap water on my system... lol... fail...

by **blueshoes2208** » Fri Oct 24, 2008 12:37 am

haha welll ugh... im not putting ANY food in my tank right now and i havent bought my actual light yet im running a 20 watt freshwater fixture from an old tank on a 70 gal...

by **fihsboy** » Fri Oct 24, 2008 12:39 am

is it running a grow bulb.........if so.........there is your culpret

by **blueshoes2208** » Fri Oct 24, 2008 12:41 am

ugh.......... haha leme look at the bulb... i have no fuckin idea what its got...

Diatom and what to do with it

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